The Roman Catholic Diocese of Badulla (Lat: Dioecesis Badullana) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.
Diocese of Badulla Dioecesis Badullana பதுளை மாவட்ட | |
|---|---|
 Badulla, St Mary Church | |
| Location | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Ecclesiastical province | Colombo |
| Metropolitan | Colombo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,349 km2 (3,610 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 1,724,000 18,635 (1.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 18 December 1972 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Mary in Badulla |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop elect | Echchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta Silva |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm Ranjith |
| Bishops emeritus | Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
Erected as the Diocese of Badulla in 1972, the diocese was created from territory in the Diocese of Kandy. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. Its cathedral is St. Mary’s church.
The current bishop is Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, appointed in 1997.
Ordinaries edit
- Leo Nanayakkara, O.S.B. (18 December 1972 Appointed – 28 May 1982 Died)
- Edmund Joseph Fernando, O.M.I. (5 December 1983 Appointed – 3 March 1997 Retired)
- Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S. (25 March 1997 – 30 January 2023)
- Echchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta Silva (30 January 2023 – present)
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